Descrizione del progetto
Realizzare metamateriali per un’Europa meno rumorosa
«Che rumore fastidioso!» Se di forte intensità, può generare stress a livello fisico e psicologico. I rumori forti, per di più, riducono la produttività e rendono difficile la concentrazione. Ciononostante, le attuali soluzioni per affrontare rumori e vibrazioni richiedono una quantità eccessiva di massa o volume per essere praticabili, in particolare per le frequenze più basse. I metamateriali hanno dimostrato di avere enormi potenzialità per l’attuazione di soluzioni compatte a massa ridotta, con caratteristiche eccellenti a livello di rumore e vibrazioni. Alla luce di tali premesse, il progetto METAVISION, finanziato dall’UE, fornirà una formazione su queste soluzioni innovative a vari dottorandi. L’obiettivo è quello di consentire loro di sviluppare nuovi metodi di progettazione e analisi per ampliare le prestazioni e l’applicabilità dei metamateriali, integrandoli in soluzioni contro i rumori e le vibrazioni, producibili su larga scala e attuabili a livello industriale.
Obiettivo
METAVISION aims to reconcile two conflicting trends. On the one hand, people become increasingly aware of the negative health impact of excessive noise and vibration exposure. On the other hand, every kilogram of mass removed from the logistics chain has a direct economic and ecological benefit. Current noise and vibration solutions still require too much mass or volume to be practically feasible, particularly for lower frequencies. There is thus a strong need for low mass, compact material solutions with excellent noise and vibration characteristics, for which recently emerged so-called metamaterials (MM) have shown immense potential. The goal of METAVISION is to provide high-quality training on these innovative solutions to a new generation of high achieving doctoral candidates and to provide them with the scientific and transferable skills needed for successful careers in this key area which brings together scientific, technological, and societal challenges. This will be achieved by combining a research programme which aims to (i) develop novel design and analysis methods in view of broadening the performance and applicability of MM, (ii) revolutionize the manufacturing of MM towards large-scale and versatile solutions and (iii) advance academically proven MM concepts towards industrially relevant applications, with an interdisciplinary training programme composed of scientific and transferable skill courses and intersectoral and international secondments. Both programmes are brought together in unique industrial demonstrator projects.
METAVISION gathers universities, research institutes and small- and large-scale industry from manufacturing, construction, transportation, and machine design sectors with the relevant expertise to create the coordinated research environment needed to bring MM from academic concepts to large-scale manufacturable and industrially applicable noise and vibration solutions, paving the way towards a quieter and greener Europe.
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Meccanismo di finanziamento
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN - HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral NetworksCoordinatore
3000 Leuven
Belgio